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October 27 Vancouver A four-city […]

When

1981-10-27

Description

October 27 Vancouver A four-city tour of Western Canada by female impersonator Craig Russell was cancelled after Russell showed up late for a performance and did not do his usual show. He went directly onstage with his head shaved, wearing a kimono, and carrying a parasol. At the end of a brief performance, Russell threw jewellery, wigs, and clothing into the audience. About 200 people asked for refunds. The promoter for the tour, Hugh Pickett of Famous Artists, later remarked that, "It was the most disgusting, disgraceful, horrifying night I've spent in the theatre in thirty-five years."

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Vancouver

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Russell Craig EadieHugh Pickett

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"'Disgusting' West Tour by Russell Cancelled," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 30 October 1981, pp. 1–2."Craig Russell Show 'Disgusting, Horrifying,'" Victoria Times-Colonist, 30 October 1981, p. 37